Code For Community - Austin
Welcome to the Code for Community Austin meetup!
Our goal is to connect technologists, creatives, and community organizations to find valuable problems and build useful solutions. We do this by matching community needs with interested technology and design partners.
At our first meetup we heard from five Austin nonprofits and community organizations, and volunteer teams are now forming around all five projects. This month we check in on that work — and meet the next group of organizations.
What to expect at this event
We'll open with progress from the projects already in flight: what the teams have built, what they've learned, and where they still need help. Then we'll hear from a few new community organizations about projects they're working on and where they could use support. Damon will share where Code for Community is headed — how the matching system is evolving and how you can contribute. We'll close with time to connect, so if you have skills you want to put to work, you can sign up and meet others doing the same.
You do not need to have attended the first meetup. Every project still has room, and the new organizations are starting from zero.
For community organizations
Nonprofits, mutual-aid groups, and community organizations are invited to sign up in advance to share a project. Whether that means improving a website, organizing data, simplifying a process, reaching more people, or exploring a new idea, we want to hear about it. Submit a project here.
For builders
Software engineers, QA testers, designers, marketers, project managers, and other builders can meet organizations doing meaningful work, learn about their needs, and find opportunities to contribute. Want to get involved before the event? Visit codeforcommunity.com or reach out to Damon at damon@clearroadlabs.com
You might enjoy this meetup if you're a:
Nonprofit, mutual-aid, or community organizer
Software engineer, QA tester, or data professional
Designer, writer, marketer, or creative
Project manager or operations professional
Student, career changer, or aspiring technologist
Person interested in using technology for the public good
Come meet people, share what you're working on, and help make a difference with your skills.
Code For Community is presented by Gauntlet AI. Gauntlet is a production-based AI training company spanning upskilling engineers two ways: a fully funded immersions that evaluate engineers on real shipped systems for hiring partners, and corporate and custom programs that bring those same methods inside a company's existing teams. Whether the goal is hiring engineers who can ship or leveling up the team already in place, the standard is the same — demonstrated work under real constraints, not certificates.
Special thanks to our venue sponsor Antler. Antler — Antler is an early-stage venture capital firm with a focus on inception stage founders and a community of resident tech entrepreneurs and operators. Residents are immersed in a community with everything they need to build and scale at lightning speed. For more information on Antler and to apply to become a resident https://www.antler.co/location/us